[Review 5126] Lobster deluxe @ The Pudding Nouveau

17/03/2016
The Pudding Nouveau
大坑京街17A地下
G/F, 17A King Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lobster-deluxe-e2555870


Lobster deluxe
2016-03-17  780 瀏覽
I was surprised they had lobster on the menu so went there to try it.
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It was a lobster themed set with Lobster Thermidor and a lobster creme brulee with bread.


Lobster Thermidor is a French dish that is a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks and brandy stuffed back in its shell.

I tried the lobster brulee first which had a thickish texture and a light lobster taste.



There is a crispy layer of caramel on top just like a creme brulee which I didn’t eat because I don’t like eating sweet and savory together.
Then I had the lobster which was really good because it was sweet, soft and springy unlike some places where it is dry and chewy.

The lobster was in this delicious gravy with lots of chopped button mushrooms that wasn’t too salty, but in contrast the lobster brulee could have been stronger.

[Review 5125] Paella cooking class @ Zafran

16/03/2016
Zafran
中環蘭桂坊雲咸街43-55號余悅禮行地庫
Basement, Yu Yuet Lai Building, 43-55 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/paella-cooking-class-e2555045


Paella cooking class
2016-03-16  5662 瀏覽
Went here to learn how to make squid ink paella, after that we ordered some new dishes.
Here was the squid ink paella we made which tasted delicious.
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65C Slow-Cooked Egg Fried with Bread Crumbs, Wild Mushrooms and Porcini Cream, Chives and Pinenuts - HKD $80
This dish was divine, an egg with a runny yolk coated in a delicately fried bread crumb coating surrounded in delicious porcini cream.


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Cauliflower puree with lemongrass, asparagus, egg yolk and truffle:
The egg yolk was infused with truffle and they did it by drawing some egg yolk out and mixing it with truffle and injecting it back in.
A nice pairing of truffle egg yolk and silky cauflower puree.


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Salted Cod Brandade, with Black Garlic, Fried Garlic, Parsley Leaf and Oil, with Piquillo Pepper Sauce - HKD $80

Cod brandade never fails, I love the salted taste of mashed cod which is not too salty.
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Palamos Red Prawn Tartare, Sesame Caviaroli, Sea Samphire Asparagus, Avocado, Radish, with Tostadas bread - HKD $190

The tartare was refreshing and everything was finely diced.
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[Review 5124] Chocolate and custard cream puffs @ 英王麵包店 A-1 Bakery

15/03/2016
英王麵包店  A-1 Bakery
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓259-260號舖
Shop 259-260, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-and-custard-cream-puffs-e2555023

Chocolate and custard cream puffs
2016-03-15  367 瀏覽
As well as the caramel and almond cream puffs, I also tried the custard and chocolate the next day.
The custard was too sweet and sickly for my liking but the chocolate one was really good and not too sweet.

[Review 5123] COCO Hazelnut opera @ COCO Cafe Patisserie

15/03/2016
COCO Cafe Patisserie
尖沙咀彌敦道118-130號美麗華廣場The Mira Hong Kong地舖
G/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/coco-hazelnut-opera-e2555022

Opera cakes are normally made with chocolate and coffee but this one was made with hazelnut which was really nice.
There was a fragrant hazelnut taste with velvety layers of chocolate in between.

[Review 5122] Nice decor @ Awtar

15/03/2016
Awtar
中環蘇豪士丹頓街23號地舖
G/F, 23 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-decor-e2555019

Nice decor
2016-03-15  1941 瀏覽
I have always wanted to dine here because I like middle Eastern foods.
The decor was really nice.

The service could have been better, there were two people there, one was quite helpful and the other could have been friendlier.
I asked if there was more seating downstairs and she gave me this look that it wasn't open because she thought I wanted to sit there but I was just asking for reference and possibly for photos.

It was lunchtime so I got the lunch set.
Luckily I took a photo of the menu because she didn't even tell me that tea or coffee was included.

The lunch lets you sample some middle Eastern dishes but there were some that were obviously not middle Eastern like the lobster soup.
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Lobster soup:

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Fattayer spinach:
This was like an Indian bahji filled with delicious spinach.
The sauces given were weird because it was just a mix of salad cream and tomato ketchup.

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Kotopoulo rolls with chicken:
This was disappointing because the menu says that it wrapped in filo pastry but it was just spring roll pastry and tasted the same as your ordinary spring roll with chicken.

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Loubieh bil zeit:
This was French beans cooked in tomato simmered in spices.
I really liked this vegetarian dish and basically it was soft French beans with a strong tomato puree taste with rice.
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The other main was chicken but I didn't like the rice because it was too minty.


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[Review 5121] Taste of Hong Kong x Amber @

14/03/2016
Amber 
中環皇后大道中15號置地文華東方酒店7樓
7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taste-of-hong-kong-x-amber-e2554579


Amber has been on my wish list for years and now I have finally tried the famous sea urchin which is going to be taken off the menu soon.

Started off with the mushroom tea which tasted like Bovril.
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The we had these adorable porcini mushroom macarons with pumpkin filling.

Then came a huge acorn with a beer batter beignet and a crispy leaf made of pumpkin.

The star of the show was the sea urchin with smooth and silky cauliflower puree covered in lobster jelly and caviar.
It was simply divine!

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Next was the Duck 'a la Royale' covered in rich gravy made of blood.
It was sensational because there was foie gras in it as well as duck.



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The dishes I had were served at the Taste of Hong Kong from the 10th to the 13th March 2016.
Twelve of Hong Kong’s most celebrated restaurants, such as Amber, Tin Lung Heen and Yardbird came together to serve a premium menu of more than 40 signature dishes on small plates and iconic one-off festival creations-all in one location.
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[Review 5120] Johnny Gurkha again @ Johnny Gurkha

14/03/2016
Johnny Gurkha
半山蘇豪嘉咸街地下45號A舖
Shop 45A, G/F, Graham Street, Soho, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/johnny-gurkha-again-e2554569

This is my second visit because I love the spicy pork trotters.
Ordered the trotters, rice and chicken momo.
I would have ordered plain rice but I couldn't find plain rice on the menu because it would go better with the pork trotters.
The pork trotters were as good as the first visit, they were soft and spicy.

The momos were ok but the sauce was not spicy enough compared to other Nepalese places.

The fried rice was quite nice with pieces of green peppers and onions but ideally I wanted plain rice with the trotters.


The staff was really nice because when he found that I was going to have the trotters with rice, he kept the trotters warm until the rice came.